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This week in history: Huaynaputina

This week in history: Huaynaputina

by David Tollen | Feb 21, 2020 | The Early Modern Age, Geography

This week in 1600, South America experienced the most violent volcanic eruption in its recorded history. The volcano known as Huaynaputina, in Peru, exploded, and the impact was global. The surrounding area was devastated, of course – much of it buried in six feet of...
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